Anderson shelter

British  

noun

1. a small prefabricated air-raid shelter of World War II consisting of an arch of corrugated metal and designed to be partly buried in people's gardens and covered with earth for protection

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Etymology

Origin of Anderson shelter

C20: so named because its use was adopted while Sir John Anderson was Home Secretary (1939–40)

Example Sentences

Sit impossibly deep, dig holes in the turf and hide, pull the roof in on the Anderson shelter; then attack with a preternatural precision.

From The Guardian • Dec. 16, 2020

World War II is reduced to the compass of an Anderson shelter when the Minivers and their well-scrubbed youngsters ride out an air raid in their own backyard.

From Time Magazine Archive

There were 25 persons in an Anderson shelter only a few feet from the golf course and the rabbits, and they weren't even scratched.

From Time Magazine Archive

In thousands of backyards the Anderson shelter, neglected since the bad days of the blitz, had been patched up, its water-soaked earthen floor resurfaced.

From Time Magazine Archive

Perhaps even your correspondent and the "elegant" Parisiennes would not feel imaginative after a night in an Anderson shelter, emerging the next morning probably to find that they have not even any "unimaginative" clothes left.

From Time Magazine Archive